GRE Word List
POTENTIAL
existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality
The meaning of the word potential is existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| resign | relegate |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |